The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-03-23
Fine Stationary Bixby & Buck.

Mrs DIR. Young of Wilton, is passing
the week with Miss Hattie King.
Miss Mary L. Green of Athens, Las
joined the Freshman class at Colby.
Rev &. W Bickaell- lecture March
3lst, course ticket to last two lectures
80 cts.
II. d. Patterson 4 Co., and q. T.
knowlton, the groccrs have new ads in
this issue
Hon. Arad Thompson OF Bangor was
in town several days last week visiting
relatives.
Cali for the Electro Magnetic corset at
King 4 Wards The best 5oct corset in
the market.
Cashier Page OF the First National
Bank made business trip To Portland
yesterday.
Send your name to {, II. Atkinson,
Skowhegan, Me. for Springfield Roadster
Bicycle catalogue
Mr.. J. .. Ila mes sold his recent pur-
chase, "lno" the past week, to +. W
Bird Of Boston, for handsome sum.
The annual meeting Of the Village Cor
porstion is to be held Monday the 18th
inst. at > o'clock Z. NJ. at Engine Hall
Moses French, Esq. OF Scion, made a
trip to Watervlle Thursday last 10 attend
the auction sale Of Herefords belonging
to the Belfast breeders, Parker 4 Otis
A first class bakcd-bean dinner is 10
furnished at the Methodist ycstrcs one
week from to-day, March 3oth All IA
Somerset County who want a good dinner
are invited to come.
\ home is made doubly attractive by
good music and no home is complete
without some musical instrument. Call
and examine those fine toned pianos and
organs at Smiths music store
Miss Hcrrin, whose mother resides in
this town, is to 90 out as a missionary To
Africa. She is member Of the Metho-
dist church at Wateryillc and that socie-
ty is bearing the expense Of her outfit.
Landlord G.. w Savage Of Hotel North,
Augusta, is making a trip up river to the
Forks, Parlin Pond and Moose River.
Mr.. Savage is dcservcdy popular and Las
had big run OF custom at the "North"
the past winter.
- he a g
ccty opened their fair at the church YES
try yesterday afternoon. 1t will continue
through today and tomorrow. 1t is we'll
worth visiting. 1t is pleasant way to
help along good cause.
Mr. c. A. Marston returned Tuesday
morning from his recent trip 10 the Pa
citlc coast having secured the signatures
of Mr.. L. w. Marston and Mrs. Julia \.
Long to the contract between the heirs of
the Coburn estates.
Mr. Walter q. Davis, of the Portland
Packing Co. was in town last week look
ing after the business of the company
here. The acreage secured by the con
tract for the Skowht gan Factory is con-
siderably in excess of that of last year.
\ series of gospel temperance meetings
is to be held at Coburn Hall by Thomas
\. Doutncy reformed man, who comes
with high recommendation at Coburn
Hall in this village April 9th, 7th, sth, 10th |
and 18th. Mr., Chas. W. Frohoc, II tenor
vocalist will accompany the lecturer
Mrs Mary A. Livermore lectured ON
the subject of Temperance TO a large au
,lience Wednesday evening last. 1t is not
necessary to state that the address was
AN able one. Mrs, Livermore's repuia-
ton as a platform orator is sufficient to
call ont the citizens Of any town or city /
in large numbers, and in Skowhegan she /
is favoritc The address was general
exposition of temperance principles re-
plete with statistics and facts and the re-
cital of incidents that held the closest at
tention of the audience to the last. The
address was made under the auspices of
the W. G. r. Union of Skowhcgan and the
platform was well filled with members.
Mrs L. w. Weston presided and Rev. Mr..
Postc read scripture selections and offered
prayer.